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USDA Cuts Deal Another Blow to Historically Black Colleges

February 22, 2025

By LaKeshia N. Myers In what can only be described as a devastating blow to African American students pursuing agricultural sciences, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended its 1890 National Scholars Program for the 2024-2025 academic year. This decision not only impacts current scholars but threatens to derail the educational aspirations of countless […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Federal Funding Freezes, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, LaKeshia N. Myers, United States Department of Agriculture

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The Same Game With a New Frame: Wisconsin’s Education Test Scores and the Legacy of State Intervention

January 11, 2025

By LaKeshia N. Myers The recent adjustment of test score benchmarks in Wisconsin’s education system represents yet another chapter in the ongoing struggle for educational equity in public schools. As an educator, I cannot help but draw parallels between these current changes and the controversial 2015 Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program (OSPP) – both examples […]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program

County Executive David Crowley Earns Bachelor’s Degree, Delivers Commencement Address at UW-Milwaukee

December 21, 2024

MILWAUKEE – On December 15th, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. County Executive Crowley also delivered the UW-Milwaukee commencement address at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. After dropping out nearly 20 years ago, Crowley earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Community Engagement and Education from the UWM […]

Popular Interests In This Article: College Graduates, Commencement Ceremonies, David Crowley, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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Getting Your Money’s Worth

November 9, 2024

Parents in Search of Better Educational Options Kweku’s Korner By Stacey Orr Smith Mom. Veteran Educator. Educational Consultant. Parent Educator. President, Blaquesmith Consulting, LLC During a major election cycle, there’s a heightened sense of civic duty or civic responsibility. Conversely, there’s what I like to call civic introspection. When one realizes that voting, volunteering, and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civic Introspection, Education, Kweku’s Korner, Stacey Orr Smith

President Biden Announces Over 1 Million Public Service Workers Have Received Student Debt Cancellation

October 19, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, President Biden announced an additional $4.5 billion in student debt cancellation for over 60,000 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, bringing the number of public service workers who have had their student loans canceled to over 1 million people during the Biden-Harris Administration. “Before President Biden and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Student Loan Forgiveness

Wisconsin Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Governor on School Funding

October 13, 2024

By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Tony Evers’ last-minute budget maneuver increasing funding for Wisconsin school districts for the next 400 years. Yes, you read that correctly. The state’s most recent budget included a provision increasing the revenue limit for school districts […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jack Kelly, Line-Item Vetoes, Partial Vetoes, Tony Evers, Vanna White Vetoes

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Milwaukee Public Schools Prime for Takeover

June 8, 2024

Say Something Real Financial Turmoil Spells Trouble By Michelle Bryant “The math ain’t mathing” accurately sums up the recent financial turmoil facing Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Per Urban Dictionary, the popular phrase means that something doesn’t add up or when you are skeptical about something you are hearing or seeing. Over the last few days, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Michelle Bryant, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS Takeover Plan, Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, Say Something Real

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It’s Time to Rip the Band-Aid Off

June 8, 2024

By Representative Dora Drake Our children are the future; they will become our next doctors, teachers, leaders, nurses, and electricians. Our children will have their own families, their own dreams, and inherit the struggles we failed to address. In this moment, we as a community must ask ourselves, how are the children? And the sad […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dora Drake, Milwaukee Public Schools

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program

June 1, 2024

By Karen Stokes A federal appeals court recently upheld the dismissal of a challenge to a key Biden administration student loan forgiveness initiative. This decision supports the Biden-Harris administration, maintaining over $51 billion in debt relief already granted and enabling further loan forgiveness. “We recognize that there’s going to be some who are going to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gainful Employment, Karen Stokes, Miguel Cardona, Student Loan Forgiveness

Some Students Ask for Compromise Over Police in Schools

June 1, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It’s been nearly six months since police officers were supposed to be stationed at Milwaukee Public Schools campuses under a new state law. While local and state […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Resource Officers

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